Carrega Ligure
Encyclopedia
Carrega Ligure is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Alessandria
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 130 km southeast of Turin
and about 60 km southeast of Alessandria
, in the upper Ligurian Apennines in the Val Borbera.
Carrega Ligure borders the following municipalities: Cabella Ligure
, Fascia
, Gorreto
, Mongiardino Ligure
, Ottone, Propata
, Valbrevenna
, and Vobbia
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Alessandria
Province of Alessandria
The Province of Alessandria is an Italian province, with a population of some 430,000, which forms the southeastern part of the region of Piedmont. The provincial capital is the city of Alessandria....
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
, located about 130 km southeast of Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
and about 60 km southeast of Alessandria
Alessandria
-Monuments:* The Citadel * The church of Santa Maria di Castello * The church of Santa Maria del Carmine * Palazzo Ghilini * Università del Piemonte Orientale-Museums:* The Marengo Battle Museum...
, in the upper Ligurian Apennines in the Val Borbera.
Carrega Ligure borders the following municipalities: Cabella Ligure
Cabella Ligure
Cabella Ligure is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 120 km southeast of Turin and about 45 km southeast of Alessandria...
, Fascia
Fascia (Italy)
Fascia is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 30 km northeast of Genoa.The town is located on the slopes of the Monte Carmo, which separates the Trebbia and Borbera valleys...
, Gorreto
Gorreto
Gorreto is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 35 km northeast of Genoa.Gorreto borders the following municipalities: Carrega Ligure, Fascia, Ottone, Rovegno....
, Mongiardino Ligure
Mongiardino Ligure
Mongiardino Ligure is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 120 km southeast of Turin and about 50 km southeast of Alessandria....
, Ottone, Propata
Propata
Propata is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 25 km northeast of Genoa.The parish church of St. Lawrence houses a wooden statue by Anton Maria Maragliano....
, Valbrevenna
Valbrevenna
Valbrevenna is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 15 km northeast of Genoa. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 764 and an area of 35.2 km²....
, and Vobbia
Vobbia
Vobbia is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 20 km northeast of Genoa. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 488 and an area of 33.1 km²....
.